by taxnick on December 22, 2009
The head of an Orthodox Jewish group was handed a two-year prison sentence today in Los Angeles for his part in what prosecutors said was a decade-long tax fraud and money laundering scheme.
The 61-year-old rabbi, Naftali Tzi Weisz, pleaded guilty last August to criminal conspiracy charges before U.S. District Judge John F. Walter.
“I’m embarrassed beyond [...]
by taxnick on December 22, 2009
Ohio Governor Ted Strickland has signed the delay in the income tax cut into law.
The move is designed to fill the 850-million dollar gap in the state’s budget for 2010.
Many Republicans called the proposal a tax increase, including Findlay State Representative Cliff Hite.
The 4.2-percent reduction was part of a 21-percent reduction that began in 2005. [...]